Time Travel: The Survival of Li Zhi

Thunder City.

The city gate is bustling with people coming and going.

A hunchbacked man with his head lowered as if his neck could not bear the weight, gave people an extremely introverted, timid and cowardly feeling.

He was holding a donkey in his hand, and the donkey was pulling a dung cart behind it, and he was walking slowly towards the city gate.

Although there was no feces on the vehicle, because the dung bucket on the vehicle was loaded with feces all year round, the vehicle still emitted a pungent smell even without feces, causing pedestrians around to cover their noses and look sideways.

"Huh? Wait..."

Wei Si, the guard on duty at the city gate, suddenly shouted to the man.

When the man heard the shout, his whole body trembled violently like a frightened deer.

He raised his head slightly and looked timidly at Wei Si. An extremely frightened look instantly appeared on his face. His voice was as weak as the flapping of a mosquito's wings, and he asked with a bit of trembling: "Sir... Sir... is there... anything... anything?"

Wei Si looked the man up and down, his gaze lingering on him for a moment, and then asked, "Isn't it usually Old Yang who comes to collect the night fragrance? Why is it your turn today?"

The man lowered his head quickly, as if he didn't dare to look directly into Wei Si's eyes, and whispered: "Reply... reply to the official, uncle... uncle... he... he caught a cold last night, he was not feeling well, and couldn't get out of bed. So he specially asked... asked me to... to run this trip for him..."

Wei Si heard this and nodded slightly, muttering, "No wonder you came so early today..."

Then he ordered, "Okay, pull the car over quickly, don't stand here, you're not going to smoke other people."

“Okay…Okay…”

The man responded hurriedly, holding the donkey's reins tightly with both hands, and walked away quickly.

The donkey seemed a little flustered by the sudden urging, and its steps staggered, and it occasionally let out a few dissatisfied neighs.

Wei Si looked at the man's departing back. For some reason, he felt an inexplicable strange feeling in his heart. He always felt that something was not right about this man.

At this time, another guard nearby said with a smile: "It's obvious that this guy is doing this job for the first time. Look at him, he can't even use the donkey properly, he's so flustered."

After hearing this, Wei Si suddenly understood and thought to himself, no wonder he felt something was wrong, it turned out that he was not familiar with the operation.

But then he thought that maybe they had never been exposed to this kind of work before, and it was inevitable that they were unfamiliar with the work. With this thought, Wei Si no longer took it to heart and continued to focus on his duty at the city gate.

However, Wei Si didn't know that after the man pushed the manure cart to a hidden corner in the city, he instantly became alert.

His eyes scanned the surroundings like a hawk, completely different from the timid look he had just shown.

After he confirmed that there was no one around, he quickly changed his clothes. In the blink of an eye, he took off his filthy and worn clothes and put on a clean and neat set of ordinary people's clothes.

After changing his clothes, a strange look flashed in the man's eyes, and then he strode towards a certain direction with a clear purpose.

Not long after, he arrived near a private house.

He hid in the shadows of the street corner, squinting his eyes, and carefully and quietly looked around. Soon, he found that there were two yamen runners guarding the door of the house.

Seeing this scene, he was not worried at all, but secretly delighted in his heart, because this just proved that he had found the right place.

"Would you like something to drink, sir?"

An abrupt voice suddenly sounded, shocking the man.

He looked up suddenly and saw a vendor looking at him with a smile on his face.

At this moment, the man realized that he had been standing in front of the stall for a long time without moving. No wonder the vendor took the initiative to ask.

The appearance of the peddler seemed to have given the man a warning. Otherwise, if he had just stood there, it would have been too abrupt and would have easily alerted the two yamen runners.

The man looked up at the banner hanging on the stall, on which the word "Tea" was prominently written. He nodded and said, "Give me a cup of strong tea."

When the vendor heard this, a happy smile immediately appeared on his face.

A bowl of strong tea costs much more than weak tea.

Most people who come here on weekdays just want to quench their thirst and drink a bowl of light tea. It is rare to meet a customer who wants strong tea.

The vendor was quick and efficient, and in the blink of an eye he brought the man a bowl of steaming hot tea.

The man reached into his pocket and took out a few copper coins and handed them to the vendor.

The peddler took the coins, counted them, his face lit up with joy, and after thanking the man repeatedly, he stepped aside to do his work.

The man just sat quietly in front of the stall, seemingly drinking tea leisurely, but in fact his eyes were as sharp as needles, observing the two yamen runners' every move without leaving a trace.

The sunlight gradually became hotter, shining brightly on the man's face.

At this moment, the man's face was clearly revealed. It was Qian Er, whom Cheng Fengzi and Mingyue were trying their best to find!

Stepping into Minglei City is the crucial second step in Qian Er’s carefully planned plan.

After pretending to drink tea and observe for a while in front of the tea stall, Qian Er stood up and walked to another stall not far away.

With the experience of dealing with the situation at the tea stall just now, he ordered some food from the stall owner familiarly this time, and then sat down, pretending to chew and swallow while keeping his eyes firmly fixed on the house that he had been thinking about.

Time passed quietly, and Qian Er's sharp eyes captured a hidden corner around the house.

This place happened to be in the blind spot of the two yamen runners' vision and there were few people around, making it a perfect position for him to sneak in.

After making sure that no one was paying attention, Qian Er approached the blind spot quietly.

After arriving at the destination, he quickly observed the surrounding environment. After making sure it was safe, he grabbed the protrusions of the wall with both hands, exerted force with his feet, and climbed up the wall neatly.

In this way, Qian Er successfully sneaked into the house without attracting anyone's attention.

The house was eerily quiet, as if shrouded in an invisible web of silence. There was no one in sight, and no sound at all.

However, Qian Er dared not be negligent or careless in the slightest.

He held his breath and tiptoed through the rooms, his eyes sharp, not missing any corner, as if he was looking for something of vital importance.

At this moment, Qian Er's whole body suddenly stiffened, and he felt a thorn in his back, as if a pair of eyes were staring at him.

His heart sank suddenly, and his heart began to beat violently and uncontrollably. But after going through so much, Qian Er was no longer the same person he used to be. He suppressed his inner panic and slowly raised his head.

Seeing this, even though Qian Er was quite brave, he almost screamed.

In front of him, he saw a figure as big as a baby, staring at him quietly.

The figure seemed to be covered with a layer of fine snake skin, with a cold luster, and his eyes were narrow and vertical like those of a snake, emitting a cold light that made people shudder.

At that moment, fear like a tide almost completely drowned Qian Er.

But he gritted his teeth and used all his strength to hold back the shout that was about to come out of his mouth.

Then, an expression of ecstasy quickly appeared on his face.

That’s right, he knew that he had finally found what he had been looking for with so much difficulty!

This demon-like little baby in front of me, although emitting a strange aura, is ultimately just a baby with no ability to resist.

Faced with a strong adult man like Qian Er, he was completely unable to resist.

Qian Er took a quick step forward and easily caught the baby in his hands.

Then, Qian Er quickly grabbed a sheet and wrapped the baby tightly. After doing all this, he did not stop at all, and returned to the place where he climbed in before, and quickly climbed out of the wall using his hands and feet.

After landing, Qian Er held the baby tightly in his arms and ran towards the location of the manure cart without stopping.